From being the object of worship and the subject of
countless traditional stories to being a resource we acknowledge only
when the tap runs dry, our relationship with water has many sharp
constrasts.

That we are fast running out of water is a reality today - Bangalore needs 1.3 billion litres of water everyday and all
sources, including Cauvery, borewells and others, fall short by atleast
30%. We sent out 1.1 billion litres of sewage out of the city everyday,
polluting every part of our urban landscape even as our lakes and tanks
have disappeared and long given way to stadiums and sports complexes.

The March edition of The Green Bazaar celebrates waterlife - our city's
rich tradition of lakes and tanks, the rivers that runs through it and
the Cauvery that nourishes it - just as much as urging people to save
the precious resource - catch every drop of it.

How often have you found yourself humming a favourite music
tune? It could be a movie song you’d heard when you were younger or one
you just heard on the radio – and now it plays continuously in your
head. Did you know many of these haunting melodies (what we think of as
filmi gana or music) has its roots in classical music? A common
misconception is that to appreciate classical music it takes years of
listening and cultivation – worse yet that it’s not for everyone. The
reality is all of us already listen to classical music and often
appreciate it – without even knowing that’s what we are doing.

Chitra Srikrishna, carnatic musician and writer, brings you
an evening of great music and music appreciation with her presentation
“The Classical Roots of Indian Popular Music.” The presentation uses
popular music to trace our life stages from childhood, through teen and
adulthood, parenting and growing old and the emotions we encounter. The
underlying classical melody, for each mood and its accompanying popular
song will be performed and explained. By weaving a continual thread of
changing moods, Chitra will take you on a musical journey that educates
as much as it entertains through classical melodies in different
languages and genres.

Chitra Srikrishna and Shoba Narayan together they hope to
leave you with a better appreciation for the classical roots of popular
music and enhance your appreciation of music as a whole.

the mall plans to spread joy and colour through a very exciting
“Holi-Guns Flea Street”. The mall exterior will be lined with colourful
tents for two straight days, on the 15th and 16th of March. The flea
street will be theme based, sure to bring out the bright and playful
side in everyone.

Holi, being the festival of colours is widely celebrated and usually
comprises of a variety of fun activities, keeping this in mind, the
market will be split into four zones, each catering to something “Holi
Specific”.

One zone will cater to all Holi related products, such as Pichkari’s
and water balloons that the child in you will not be able to resist. The
area will also be littered with stalls selling colourful powders and
bangles. Moreover, this zone will also include an ethnic stall that will
be selling colourful dupattas as well as traditional and brightly
patterned colourful chappals.

The second zone will comprise a choice of enjoyable workshops. Get
your hands delightfully decorated at the mehendi stall or sign up for
some unadulterated fun at the pottery stall, set up only to make your
day more memorable.

There’s something for everyone at Forum Value Mall this weekend,
there is a zone dedicated to stalls exclusive to bags, jewelry,
furnishings, artifacts, portraits and T-shirts. These stalls will also
be given a resplendent look in light of the festival heightening your
joyous mood.

Any festival isn't complete without food, to satiate your appetite a
zone is exclusively dedicated to mouthwatering delights from Rajdhani.
Start at the finger licking chaat counter and make your way to the
delicious samosa and kachori stalls. Indulge in the Holi drink Thandai
or the infamous Masala Chai and wind up the festivities with some sweet
treats such as hot jalebis and delectably dripping Mal Pua’s.

Furthermore, get your groove on with the Zumba and Bollywood dance
sessions that will be held inside the atrium and conducted by Zealers
Dance Studio, the sessions will be held twice between, 10 am-12:30 pm
and 5 pm-7 pm. Forum Value Mall is certain to put the ‘fest’ into
festival this weekend.

Kaikondrahalli Lake spread over 48 acres, 23 guntas on Sarjapur Road, is
a bio-diverse ecosystem. Lake works are funded by BBMP, managed by
MAPSAS trust and supported by the surrounding communities.

Will have two events, approved by the Lake Monitoring Committee, at the lake on Saturday 15th March at 4.30pm.

1)Anitha Supreeth
and Priya Mani will conduct a story session followed by a small game
for kids 3 to 10 years old. This will be held at the amphitheatre.
2) Rashmi Hari and Parvathy Eshwaran will lead a Nature Photography Tour
starting at the gate opposite Kusum Delux Hotel. Kids above the age of
10 will have to come with their own cameras and they will be led around
the lake to shoot pictures. Each kid will choose their best click and
caption it. The pictures along with their caption will be uploaded onto
this Facebook page.

March 06, 2014, Bangalore: International Women’s Day
is celebrated on March 8th every year as a general celebration of
respect, appreciation and love towards women, to a celebration for
women's economic, political and social achievements. Inorbit Mall,
Whitefield, Bangalore would also like to reach out to women in Bangalore
and celebrate with a range of activities dedicated to them over the
whole weekend.
Every woman walking in to Inorbit Mall Whitefield will be greeted by
pink roses, chocolates and a greeting card, before they check out the
line-up of activities organized especially for them.
Stop by the message wall for dedications – where you can see what
someone feels for you or to express your feelings for the special women
in your life.

March 8th
Hula hoops anyone? Watch our hula hoop artist take everyone for a spin as she whirls up a storm with her moves.
Later, immerse yourself in the mesmerising performance lined up by
the Bangalore based Piah Dance Company. Founded by the talented
bharatanatyam and contemporary dancer Priya Varunesh Kumar, they will
start off with Womb to Woman – a mystifying piece depicting the strength
of a woman, her grace and poise, from birth to adulthood. This will be
followed by a selection of salsa, acrobatics, hip hop and bhangra set to
Bollywood music; and later a blend of Indian contemporary with kathak
and lavni. An energetic kalaripayuttu performance will lead a showcase
of rural festivals in India using khanjiras (a single faced frame drum).
A lively garba will end the day’s performances.

March 9th
Vocal percussion, singing, imitation of turntablism are all the sounds
set to come out of our local beat box artist’s mouth as he entertains
with his human drum machine act.

Ever felt the need to get up from behind your desk and really move?
Zumba offers the perfect incentive to get you moving. Zumba dance
workshops are often called ‘fitness-parties’ which blend upbeat world
rhythms with easy-to-follow choreography, for a total-body workout. A
global lifestyle brand, Zumba Fitness fuses fitness, entertainment and
culture into an exhilarating dance-fitness sensation. Join in and
initiate yourself into Zumba at this free workshop.

On both days, one can also try out nail art, tattoos, hair braiding
and intricate mehendi designs – all free for the ladies. Select stores
will also be offering women shoppers’ special offers on fashion,
accessories and cosmetics. On a serious note a breast cancer awareness
camp and free family health check-ups are also available to make this
Women’s Day a more holistic experience.

So, head to Inorbit Mall to celebrate this Women’s day with your loved ones.
Inorbit Mall is hosting special activities filled with great music,
fun and entertainment as a part of Inorbit Season Special, an initiative
by the mall to celebrate special occasions like Women’s Day, Summer
Festivals, Religious Festivals, etc through musical performances, dance,
workshops, games, plays, etc.

This Women’s Day, Forum Value Mall, Whitefield goes all out in making
the day an extra special one for all the wonderful women out there with
the perfect line up of events commemorating the better half.

Go home with some unique buys from the ‘Women’s Flea Street’, a
platform where women entrepreneurs will be given a chance to display
their talents in their very own flea market that starts from 12:00 PM
and is slated to go on till 9:00 PM.

The flea market will see
enterprising entrepreneur Dharani displaying hand twisted jewellery and
exclusive ghungroo glass beads; the creative and eco conscious
entrepreneur Aruna showcasing handcrafted photo frames, wall hangings
and other ceramic work made from upcycled materials such as newspapers,
plastic bottles and cardboard cartons.

Simultaneously, there will be two zones dedicated towards the
entertainment and pampering of the fairer sex that will let them indulge
in free Spa treatments hosted by an expert from “The Royal Spa” and
spend an evening being marveled by the extraordinary juggling &
cookery workshop from “Keys Hotel”.

Activities in the evening start with the felicitation of all the
women entrepreneurs participating in the flea market on that day, at 4
pm. This will be followed by exciting fashion flash mob performed by
Couture Curves, a sophisticated and young women’s brand, who will also
be showing their designs at the flea market.
The evening will be brought
to a close with mesmerizing performances by women solo artists.
Forum Value Mall promises to make this Women’s Day, a day that will be remembered for a long time.

Saturday, March 1, 2014

Celebrity chef and food writer Karen Anand brings to Bangalore the
first of its kind premium Farmers’ Market after ten successful Farmers’
Markets in Pune, Delhi and Mumbai that saw a variety of restaurants,
world-class natural products and dozens of avid home bakers and amateur
chefs, wineries and 30,000+ visitors to date.

Karen Anand
and her team will bring the unique experience to Bangalore on Sunday,
March 2nd in the Lush Lawns of The Hotel Royal Orchid (1 Golf Avenue,
Adjoining KGS Golf Course, Airport Road) from 11 to 7 pm.

The
Bangalore Farmers’ Market (BFM) will bring together exhibitors selling
an array of products from organic fresh produce, cheese, meats, sauces,
preserves along with a curated and specially selected set of wineries,
bars, bakers and restaurants.

The Weber Picnic BBQ will
encourage you to select your own vegetables, meat with marinades and
grill their own BBQ feasts while your kids will be looked after in our
kid's cookery workshop area. In addition to restaurants from The Royal
Orchid, you can also sample gourmet ice creams from Amadora, Chennai,
farm to table tapas from Brick lane Grill & Coorg specialties and
passion fruit from the girls at Pig Out amongst others.

BFM
is the perfect opportunity to spend a Sunday, leisurely enjoying a
picnic, walking around the gorgeous lawns eating, drinking, learning and
meeting other food & drink enthusiasts. Most importantly you can
shop from 40 exhibitors selling everything from plants and kitchenware,
meats & cheeses, new gourmet products, vegetables and fruit vendors
and some of the city’s best bakers and dessert makers selling their
freshly baked breads, cakes, muffins, cupcakes, macaroons and other
goodies. It is the perfect opportunity to familiarize your self with a
market that represents sustainability, quality food, drink and lifestyle
while entertained by a live band all afternoon.

After
years of pioneering effort in the gourmet and health space, the concept
of the ‘Farmers Market’ was but a natural progression for Karen Anand.
It also seemed the perfect timing to do this in India with more public
awareness towards sustainable sourcing and the socio economic benefits
of buying local produce.

‘Sustainability’ and ‘farm to
table’ is the focus of all our markets and I am especially excited about
doing one in Bangalore since such concepts are intrinsic to the city of
Bangalore and it’s rich culture.

We look forward to seeing you at the BFM on Sunday March 2nd between 11am – 7 pm at The Royal Orchid.